Easier General Knowledge 161 - Answers

Published: Monday 24th June 2024A free general knowledge quiz for those who don't like their quizzes too difficult.
  1. Vince Pinner and Penny Warrender were characters in which TV comedy? "Just Good Friends"
  2. Which is the only English county with only four letters in its name? Kent.
  3. Who painted "The Last Supper"? Leonardo DaVinci.
  4. What sport is played at Indian Wells? Tennis.
  5. Who pulled out a plum from a pie and said "What a good boy am I"? Little Jack Horner.
  6. What was the real name of 60's model and actress Twiggy? Lesley Hornby.
  7. How many yards are there in a furlong? 220 .
  8. New York's Chrysler Building is an example of which style? Art Deco.
  9. Which two countries are linked by the Brenner pass? Italy & Austria.
  10. What is the term "Op Art" short for? Optical Art.
  11. Sir Francis Walsingham was the spymaster of which English monarch? Queen Elizabeth I.
  12. What M is the correct medical term for shortsightedness? Myopia.
  13. Which 1979 film carried the tagline, "In space no-one can hear you scream"? Alien.
  14. Who crossed the Pacific Ocean in a balsa wood boat called Kon-Tiki? Thor Heyerdahl.
  15. Roseau is the capital and largest city of what island country in the Caribbean? Dominica.
  16. Chang is the Thai word for which animal? Elephant.
  17. Who invented the reflecting telescope? Issac Newton
  18. Which Disney character was described as being "practically perfect in every way"? Mary Poppins.
  19. The Tagus River flows through which European capital city? Lisbon.
  20. In which organ of the human body is the enzyme Pepsin produced? Stomach.

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